Islands? as in Tower Hamlets or south London which are vibrant shit holes? Don’t get me started on the Islamic State of Newham and Finchley. Entire regions cleansed of inhabitants that have existed there for millenia – and for what?

London is defending herself in secret total war, which is what gentrification is. No matter how determined the democratic masses are to destroy their own country capital will seek to preserve itself. and it can offer workers what socialism can not: real value and wealth. It might be that London will just pack itself up and move into the sea at some point, but its more likely the great hordes of immigrant mass-invasion will destroy it all.

My sister is moving to London this year. I do hope she isn’t raped by ‘Asians’ and all that. What they need is a government as tough as that fucking ‘she-guardian’!

Social housing islands might be worth maintaining to some extent as the pricing-out of “problematic” populations also prices-out the low-paid likes of hospital workers, nurses, refuse collectors, street cleaners, carers, bar-staff, waiters, security guards, and various other desirable service providers.

-Property in London is quite unique in that it’s sold around the world. The newspapers I see in Hong Kong and Tokyo often advertise London condos and new property developments. I can’t recall having ever seen ads for foreign real estate in New York, or Paris, or other cities.

-The numbers are interesting. Apparently there are only 74 billionaires who call London home, and just ~9700 multi-millionaires with assets worth more than $2M… But, thanks to rising real estate prices, ~395600 (395k) people now own assets valued at $1M or more.
…If we look at cash (or equivalent), and disregard the value of property, London probably contains less than 35,000 millionaires and 5000 multi-millionaires. So clearly has the rise in real estate prices generated tremendous wealth for London’s inhabitants! And although the Arab and Russian billionaires are conspicuous, it’s the millionaire-next-door who has truly benefited.

-@John Hannon:
Commuting into London is very easy. The rail lines are relatively regular and fast. The underclasses are just going to keep getting pushed out to near-suburban places like (dismal) Luton…